Kenitra

American  

[kuh-nee-truh] / kəˈni trə /

noun

1. a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.

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Kénitra British  

/ kenitra /

noun

1. Former name (1932–56): Port Lyautey.  Also called: Mina Hassan Tani.  a port in NW Morocco, on the Sebou River 16 km (10 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 598 000 (2003)

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Example Sentences

The former chief executive of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, has previously criticised the cost of manufacturing cars in the UK and northern Europe – while holding up the company's Kenitra factory in Morocco as a model of efficiency.

From BBC

Outbreaks also occurred in a Renault factory in Tangier and in a strawberry plant in Kenitra, where 457 strawberry pickers and workers were affected.

From Washington Times

Tangier, Marrakech, Kenitra and the town of Larache will remain in lockdown, because of local clusters of COVID-19.

From Seattle Times

The CMP platform is now used in factories in Poissy, France, Trnava, Slovakia, and Kenitra, Morocco to build Peugeot, Citroen and DS branded vehicles, and could be extended to fit FCA’s Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Fiat models to boost economies of scale.

From Reuters

The new vehicle will also be produced in Kenitra, Morocco, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

From Reuters